| 93-62 | Won WS |
| Record | Outcome |
The Oakland Athletics finished the regular season with a 93-62 record. They went 48-29 at home and 45-33 on the road. Including the postseason, the Oakland Athletics went 100-67.
The 1972 Oakland Athletics played in the West Division of the American League.
During the regular season, the 1972 Oakland Athletics went 49-34 against their AL West opponents.
| Opponent | Record | Win Percentage % | Run Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Rangers | 11-4 | 73.3% | +43 |
| Kansas City Royals | 11-7 | 61.1% | -1 |
| California Angels | 10-8 | 55.6% | +22 |
| Chicago White Sox | 8-7 | 53.3% | +7 |
| Minnesota Twins | 9-8 | 52.9% | +7 |
The Oakland Athletics finished the regular season with a run differential of +147. Based on their run differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Athletics could have been expected to have about 96.9 wins, or a 97-58 record in the regular season.
In one-run games, or games that went into extra innings, the 1972 Oakland Athletics went 25-28.
During the regular season, the 1972 Oakland Athletics went 9-9 in extra inning games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1972 Oakland Athletics was a 8 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Oakland Athletics had during the 1972 regular season was 4 games, which occured 2 separate times.
= Playoff Team
Bold = Division Opponent
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||
| Sat, Apr 15, 1972 Sat, Apr 15 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 4 - 3 | (11) |
| Sun, Apr 16, 1972 Sun, Apr 16 | vs Minnesota Twins | Loss 2 - 3 | |
| Tue, Apr 18, 1972 Tue, Apr 18 | vs Kansas City Royals | Win 3 - 2 | |
| Wed, Apr 19, 1972 Wed, Apr 19 | vs Kansas City Royals | Win 4 - 0 | |
| Wed, Apr 19, 1972 Wed, Apr 19 | vs Kansas City Royals | Win 3 - 1 | |
| Sun, Apr 23, 1972 Sun, Apr 23 | @ Minnesota Twins | Loss 4 - 8 | |
| Tue, Apr 25, 1972 Tue, Apr 25 | @ New York Yankees | Win 4 - 3 | (12) |
| Wed, Apr 26, 1972 Wed, Apr 26 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 2 - 4 | |
| Fri, Apr 28, 1972 Fri, Apr 28 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Win 5 - 1 | |
| Sat, Apr 29, 1972 Sat, Apr 29 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Win 2 - 1 | |
| Sun, Apr 30, 1972 Sun, Apr 30 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 1 - 3 | |
| Fri, May 5, 1972 Fri, May 5 | vs New York Yankees | Win 3 - 1 | |
| Sat, May 6, 1972 Sat, May 6 | vs New York Yankees | Win 4 - 1 | |
| Sun, May 7, 1972 Sun, May 7 | vs New York Yankees | Win 7 - 5 | |
| Tue, May 9, 1972 Tue, May 9 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 10 - 2 | |
| Tue, May 9, 1972 Tue, May 9 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 3 - 0 | |
| Wed, May 10, 1972 Wed, May 10 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 0 - 4 | |
| Fri, May 12, 1972 Fri, May 12 | vs Boston Red Sox | Loss 6 - 7 | (12) |
| Sat, May 13, 1972 Sat, May 13 | vs Boston Red Sox | Loss 6 - 9 | |
| Sun, May 14, 1972 Sun, May 14 | vs Boston Red Sox | Win 6 - 5 | |
| Mon, May 15, 1972 Mon, May 15 | @ California Angels | Win 2 - 1 | |
| Tue, May 16, 1972 Tue, May 16 | @ California Angels | Loss 2 - 4 | |
| Wed, May 17, 1972 Wed, May 17 | @ California Angels | Win 4 - 0 | |
| Thu, May 18, 1972 Thu, May 18 | @ California Angels | Loss 3 - 4 | (12) |
| Fri, May 19, 1972 Fri, May 19 | @ Kansas City Royals | Loss 1 - 16 | |
| Sat, May 20, 1972 Sat, May 20 | @ Kansas City Royals | Win 8 - 5 | |
| Sun, May 21, 1972 Sun, May 21 | @ Kansas City Royals | Win 5 - 2 | |
| Mon, May 22, 1972 Mon, May 22 | vs California Angels | Win 6 - 3 | |
| Tue, May 23, 1972 Tue, May 23 | vs California Angels | Win 3 - 2 | |
| Wed, May 24, 1972 Wed, May 24 | vs California Angels | Loss 5 - 6 | |
| Fri, May 26, 1972 Fri, May 26 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 4 - 2 | |
| Sat, May 27, 1972 Sat, May 27 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 6 - 3 | |
| Sun, May 28, 1972 Sun, May 28 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 5 - 4 | (10) |
| Mon, May 29, 1972 Mon, May 29 | @ Texas Rangers | Win 4 - 1 | |
| Mon, May 29, 1972 Mon, May 29 | @ Texas Rangers | Win 7 - 1 | |
| Tue, May 30, 1972 Tue, May 30 | @ Texas Rangers | Loss 2 - 3 | |
| Wed, May 31, 1972 Wed, May 31 | @ Texas Rangers | Win 5 - 1 | |
| Fri, Jun 2, 1972 Fri, Jun 2 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Loss 1 - 5 | |
| Sat, Jun 3, 1972 Sat, Jun 3 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 4 - 2 | |
| Sun, Jun 4, 1972 Sun, Jun 4 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 2 - 0 | |
| Sun, Jun 4, 1972 Sun, Jun 4 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 2 - 0 | |
| Mon, Jun 5, 1972 Mon, Jun 5 | @ Cleveland Indians | Win 3 - 2 | (10) |
| Tue, Jun 6, 1972 Tue, Jun 6 | @ Cleveland Indians | Win 7 - 2 | |
| Wed, Jun 7, 1972 Wed, Jun 7 | @ Cleveland Indians | Win 10 - 4 | |
| Fri, Jun 9, 1972 Fri, Jun 9 | @ Detroit Tigers | Win 10 - 5 | |
| Sat, Jun 10, 1972 Sat, Jun 10 | @ Detroit Tigers | Win 5 - 2 | |
| Sun, Jun 11, 1972 Sun, Jun 11 | @ Detroit Tigers | Loss 2 - 3 | |
| Mon, Jun 12, 1972 Mon, Jun 12 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Loss 0 - 1 | |
| Tue, Jun 13, 1972 Tue, Jun 13 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Loss 1 - 5 | |
| Wed, Jun 14, 1972 Wed, Jun 14 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Loss 1 - 2 | (10) |
| Fri, Jun 16, 1972 Fri, Jun 16 | vs Cleveland Indians | Win 5 - 0 | |
| Sat, Jun 17, 1972 Sat, Jun 17 | vs Cleveland Indians | Win 3 - 2 | |
| Sun, Jun 18, 1972 Sun, Jun 18 | vs Cleveland Indians | Win 9 - 0 | |
| Mon, Jun 19, 1972 Mon, Jun 19 | vs Detroit Tigers | Win 7 - 4 | |
| Tue, Jun 20, 1972 Tue, Jun 20 | vs Detroit Tigers | Win 3 - 2 | (11) |
| Wed, Jun 21, 1972 Wed, Jun 21 | vs Detroit Tigers | Loss 2 - 5 | |
| Fri, Jun 23, 1972 Fri, Jun 23 | vs California Angels | Loss 1 - 2 | |
| Sat, Jun 24, 1972 Sat, Jun 24 | vs California Angels | Loss 1 - 3 | |
| Sun, Jun 25, 1972 Sun, Jun 25 | vs California Angels | Win 6 - 1 | |
| Sun, Jun 25, 1972 Sun, Jun 25 | vs California Angels | Win 6 - 0 | |
| Mon, Jun 26, 1972 Mon, Jun 26 | @ Texas Rangers | Win 3 - 0 | |
| Tue, Jun 27, 1972 Tue, Jun 27 | @ Texas Rangers | Win 9 - 3 | |
| Wed, Jun 28, 1972 Wed, Jun 28 | @ Chicago White Sox | Loss 4 - 6 | |
| Thu, Jun 29, 1972 Thu, Jun 29 | @ Chicago White Sox | Loss 0 - 4 | |
| Thu, Jun 29, 1972 Thu, Jun 29 | @ Chicago White Sox | Win 3 - 1 | |
| Fri, Jun 30, 1972 Fri, Jun 30 | @ Chicago White Sox | Loss 5 - 6 | (11) |
| Sat, Jul 1, 1972 Sat, Jul 1 | @ California Angels | Loss 3 - 5 | |
| Sun, Jul 2, 1972 Sun, Jul 2 | @ California Angels | Win 3 - 1 | |
| Mon, Jul 3, 1972 Mon, Jul 3 | @ California Angels | Win 5 - 0 | |
| Tue, Jul 4, 1972 Tue, Jul 4 | vs New York Yankees | Win 4 - 2 | |
| Wed, Jul 5, 1972 Wed, Jul 5 | vs New York Yankees | Loss 1 - 4 | |
| Thu, Jul 6, 1972 Thu, Jul 6 | vs New York Yankees | Loss 2 - 6 | |
| Fri, Jul 7, 1972 Fri, Jul 7 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 4 - 9 | |
| Sat, Jul 8, 1972 Sat, Jul 8 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 7 - 0 | |
| Sun, Jul 9, 1972 Sun, Jul 9 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 3 - 1 | |
| Mon, Jul 10, 1972 Mon, Jul 10 | vs Boston Red Sox | Loss 2 - 4 | |
| Tue, Jul 11, 1972 Tue, Jul 11 | vs Boston Red Sox | Loss 0 - 4 | |
| Wed, Jul 12, 1972 Wed, Jul 12 | vs Boston Red Sox | Loss 6 - 7 | |
| Fri, Jul 14, 1972 Fri, Jul 14 | @ New York Yankees | Win 9 - 3 | |
| Fri, Jul 14, 1972 Fri, Jul 14 | @ New York Yankees | Win 1 - 0 | |
| Sat, Jul 15, 1972 Sat, Jul 15 | @ New York Yankees | Win 6 - 2 | |
| Sun, Jul 16, 1972 Sun, Jul 16 | @ New York Yankees | Win 5 - 2 | |
| Tue, Jul 18, 1972 Tue, Jul 18 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Win 4 - 0 | |
| Tue, Jul 18, 1972 Tue, Jul 18 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 4 - 7 | |
| Wed, Jul 19, 1972 Wed, Jul 19 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Win 9 - 6 | |
| Thu, Jul 20, 1972 Thu, Jul 20 | @ Boston Red Sox | Loss 1 - 2 | |
| Thu, Jul 20, 1972 Thu, Jul 20 | @ Boston Red Sox | Loss 3 - 4 | (11) |
| Fri, Jul 21, 1972 Fri, Jul 21 | @ Boston Red Sox | Loss 4 - 5 | (14) |
| Sat, Jul 22, 1972 Sat, Jul 22 | @ Boston Red Sox | Win 5 - 3 | |
| Sat, Jul 22, 1972 Sat, Jul 22 | @ Boston Red Sox | Loss 0 - 3 | |
| Sun, Jul 23, 1972 Sun, Jul 23 | @ Boston Red Sox | Win 6 - 3 | |
| Thu, Jul 27, 1972 Thu, Jul 27 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 4 - 3 | |
| Fri, Jul 28, 1972 Fri, Jul 28 | vs Minnesota Twins | Loss 3 - 4 | |
| Sat, Jul 29, 1972 Sat, Jul 29 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 7 - 2 | |
| Sun, Jul 30, 1972 Sun, Jul 30 | vs Texas Rangers | Loss 1 - 2 | |
| Sun, Jul 30, 1972 Sun, Jul 30 | vs Texas Rangers | Loss 2 - 4 | |
| Mon, Jul 31, 1972 Mon, Jul 31 | vs Texas Rangers | Win 2 - 0 | |
| Tue, Aug 1, 1972 Tue, Aug 1 | vs Kansas City Royals | Win 4 - 0 | |
| Wed, Aug 2, 1972 Wed, Aug 2 | vs Kansas City Royals | Win 5 - 0 | |
| Fri, Aug 4, 1972 Fri, Aug 4 | @ Minnesota Twins | Loss 4 - 5 | |
| Sat, Aug 5, 1972 Sat, Aug 5 | @ Minnesota Twins | Loss 0 - 4 | |
| Sun, Aug 6, 1972 Sun, Aug 6 | @ Minnesota Twins | Win 6 - 3 | (13) |
| Sun, Aug 6, 1972 Sun, Aug 6 | @ Minnesota Twins | Loss 1 - 5 | |
| Mon, Aug 7, 1972 Mon, Aug 7 | @ Kansas City Royals | Loss 2 - 4 | |
| Tue, Aug 8, 1972 Tue, Aug 8 | @ Kansas City Royals | Loss 3 - 4 | |
| Wed, Aug 9, 1972 Wed, Aug 9 | @ Kansas City Royals | Loss 2 - 5 | |
| Thu, Aug 10, 1972 Thu, Aug 10 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 5 - 3 | (19) |
| Fri, Aug 11, 1972 Fri, Aug 11 | vs Chicago White Sox | Loss 0 - 1 | |
| Sat, Aug 12, 1972 Sat, Aug 12 | vs Chicago White Sox | Loss 1 - 3 | (11) |
| Sun, Aug 13, 1972 Sun, Aug 13 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 3 - 0 | |
| Mon, Aug 14, 1972 Mon, Aug 14 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 5 - 2 | |
| Wed, Aug 16, 1972 Wed, Aug 16 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 4 - 3 | |
| Fri, Aug 18, 1972 Fri, Aug 18 | @ Cleveland Indians | Win 8 - 0 | |
| Sat, Aug 19, 1972 Sat, Aug 19 | @ Cleveland Indians | Loss 4 - 5 | |
| Sun, Aug 20, 1972 Sun, Aug 20 | @ Cleveland Indians | Loss 1 - 3 | |
| Mon, Aug 21, 1972 Mon, Aug 21 | @ Detroit Tigers | Win 5 - 1 | |
| Tue, Aug 22, 1972 Tue, Aug 22 | @ Detroit Tigers | Win 6 - 3 | |
| Wed, Aug 23, 1972 Wed, Aug 23 | @ Detroit Tigers | Loss 5 - 7 | |
| Fri, Aug 25, 1972 Fri, Aug 25 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Loss 3 - 5 | |
| Sat, Aug 26, 1972 Sat, Aug 26 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Loss 1 - 5 | |
| Sun, Aug 27, 1972 Sun, Aug 27 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Win 2 - 1 | |
| Mon, Aug 28, 1972 Mon, Aug 28 | vs Cleveland Indians | Win 5 - 4 | |
| Tue, Aug 29, 1972 Tue, Aug 29 | vs Cleveland Indians | Win 1 - 0 | |
| Wed, Aug 30, 1972 Wed, Aug 30 | vs Cleveland Indians | Win 2 - 0 | |
| Fri, Sep 1, 1972 Fri, Sep 1 | vs Detroit Tigers | Win 4 - 1 | |
| Sat, Sep 2, 1972 Sat, Sep 2 | vs Detroit Tigers | Loss 1 - 3 | (11) |
| Sun, Sep 3, 1972 Sun, Sep 3 | vs Detroit Tigers | Win 3 - 1 | |
| Mon, Sep 4, 1972 Mon, Sep 4 | vs California Angels | Win 10 - 5 | |
| Mon, Sep 4, 1972 Mon, Sep 4 | vs California Angels | Loss 1 - 2 | |
| Wed, Sep 6, 1972 Wed, Sep 6 | @ Chicago White Sox | Win 9 - 1 | |
| Thu, Sep 7, 1972 Thu, Sep 7 | @ Chicago White Sox | Loss 0 - 6 | |
| Fri, Sep 8, 1972 Fri, Sep 8 | @ Texas Rangers | Win 6 - 3 | |
| Sat, Sep 9, 1972 Sat, Sep 9 | @ Texas Rangers | Loss 2 - 3 | |
| Sun, Sep 10, 1972 Sun, Sep 10 | @ Texas Rangers | Win 7 - 2 | |
| Mon, Sep 11, 1972 Mon, Sep 11 | @ Minnesota Twins | Loss 1 - 2 | |
| Mon, Sep 11, 1972 Mon, Sep 11 | @ Minnesota Twins | Loss 2 - 3 | |
| Tue, Sep 12, 1972 Tue, Sep 12 | @ Minnesota Twins | Win 7 - 4 | |
| Wed, Sep 13, 1972 Wed, Sep 13 | @ Minnesota Twins | Win 8 - 0 | |
| Fri, Sep 15, 1972 Fri, Sep 15 | vs Texas Rangers | Win 12 - 3 | |
| Sat, Sep 16, 1972 Sat, Sep 16 | vs Texas Rangers | Win 4 - 0 | |
| Sun, Sep 17, 1972 Sun, Sep 17 | vs Texas Rangers | Win 4 - 1 | |
| Tue, Sep 19, 1972 Tue, Sep 19 | vs Chicago White Sox | Loss 7 - 8 | (15) |
| Wed, Sep 20, 1972 Wed, Sep 20 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 6 - 3 | |
| Fri, Sep 22, 1972 Fri, Sep 22 | vs Kansas City Royals | Loss 3 - 5 | |
| Sat, Sep 23, 1972 Sat, Sep 23 | vs Kansas City Royals | Win 2 - 1 | |
| Sun, Sep 24, 1972 Sun, Sep 24 | vs Kansas City Royals | Loss 2 - 4 | |
| Sun, Sep 24, 1972 Sun, Sep 24 | vs Kansas City Royals | Win 2 - 1 | |
| Wed, Sep 27, 1972 Wed, Sep 27 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 1 - 0 | (11) |
| Wed, Sep 27, 1972 Wed, Sep 27 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 2 - 1 | (10) |
| Thu, Sep 28, 1972 Thu, Sep 28 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 8 - 7 | |
| Fri, Sep 29, 1972 Fri, Sep 29 | @ Kansas City Royals | Loss 2 - 9 | |
| Sat, Sep 30, 1972 Sat, Sep 30 | @ Kansas City Royals | Win 10 - 5 | |
| Sun, Oct 1, 1972 Sun, Oct 1 | @ Kansas City Royals | Win 4 - 2 | |
| Tue, Oct 3, 1972 Tue, Oct 3 | @ California Angels | Loss 2 - 3 | |
| Wed, Oct 4, 1972 Wed, Oct 4 | @ California Angels | Win 2 - 1 | |
| Postseason | |||
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| AL Championship Series | |||
| Sat, Oct 7, 1972 Sat, Oct 7 | vs Detroit Tigers | Win 3 - 2 | (11) |
| Sun, Oct 8, 1972 Sun, Oct 8 | vs Detroit Tigers | Win 5 - 0 | |
| Tue, Oct 10, 1972 Tue, Oct 10 | @ Detroit Tigers | Loss 0 - 3 | |
| Wed, Oct 11, 1972 Wed, Oct 11 | @ Detroit Tigers | Loss 3 - 4 | (10) |
| Thu, Oct 12, 1972 Thu, Oct 12 | @ Detroit Tigers | Win 2 - 1 | |
| World Series | |||
| Sat, Oct 14, 1972 Sat, Oct 14 | @ Cincinnati Reds | Win 3 - 2 | |
| Sun, Oct 15, 1972 Sun, Oct 15 | @ Cincinnati Reds | Win 2 - 1 | |
| Wed, Oct 18, 1972 Wed, Oct 18 | vs Cincinnati Reds | Loss 0 - 1 | |
| Thu, Oct 19, 1972 Thu, Oct 19 | vs Cincinnati Reds | Win 3 - 2 | |
| Fri, Oct 20, 1972 Fri, Oct 20 | vs Cincinnati Reds | Loss 4 - 5 | |
| Sat, Oct 21, 1972 Sat, Oct 21 | @ Cincinnati Reds | Loss 1 - 8 | |
| Sun, Oct 22, 1972 Sun, Oct 22 | @ Cincinnati Reds | Win 3 - 2 | |
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